Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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